Lebanon rockets raise fears of new conflict
In what appears to be a serious escalation of the current conflict in the Middle East, four rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon early Thursday, and Israeli troops patrolling the border returned mortar fire into Lebanon, according to a military source. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reports that at least one… [continued]
Ashura unites Shias against Israel 
In pictures: The Day of Ashura
The First Post's coverage of the Israel-Lebanon Conflict
Gaza bombardment resumes after three-hour pause
Residents of Gaza used the three-hour pause in Israel's bombardment on Wednesday to shop for supplies and visit relatives in hospital, according to aid agencies in the territory. Then the air attacks resumed. The death toll after 12 days of aerial bombardment and ground warfare now stands at 683… [continued]
Israel to halt Gaza bombing for three hours a day
Prominent UK Jews named on website
Businessman Sir Alan Sugar and record producer Mark Ronson (right) feature on a list of high-profile British Jews who could be targeted after their names were published on an extremist website following Israel's assault on Gaza. Other names listed include David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, and Lord Levy,… [continued]
Israel to halt Gaza bombing for three hours a day
The tragic strike on the school in Jabaliya, reported here yesterday, has created a new sense of urgency among those seeking a diplomatic solution to the Gaza conflict and led to the first signs of Israel relenting in its bombardment of the territory. Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has… [continued]
What's in the way of a ceasefire?
Many dead after Israelis hit school
In pictures: Gaza school attack
How the Israelis flush out Hamas
Was the Israeli strike on the school in Jabiliya on Tuesday, in which at least 40 Palestinian civilians died, was an accident waiting to happen because of Israeli military tactics? According to Martin van Creveld, an Israeli military historian and strategist writing in the Guardian, the Israelis have to… [continued]
Martin van Creveld's Guardian article in full
Many dead after Israelis hit school
In pictures: Gaza school attack
Many dead after Israelis hit school
In what appears to be the most tragic incident yet involving innocent Palestinian civilians, at least 40 people, including children, are reported to have died in an Israeli attack on the al-Fakhura school in the Jabaliya refugee camp east of Gaza City today. A further 50 or more people were… [continued]
In pictures: Gaza school attack
In pictures: Gaza invasion
What’s in the way of a ceasefire?
As fighting on the ground in Gaza enters its fourth day, what are the key demands of the Israelis and Hamas that need to be met before a ceasefire can be brokered? Israel has three key demands: an end to Palestinian rocket attacks, international supervision of any truce, and… [continued]
In pictures: Gaza invasion
In pictures: Inside the smuggling tunnels
Israel: We don’t want to topple Hamas
Calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza continued to come from across the world as Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak made it clear the operation in Gaza would continue until the Israelis have met their objective. That, according to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, is not to topple the… [continued]
Neil Clark: European guilt over the Jews recedes
In pictures: Israel sends ground troops in to Gaza
Three Israelis die in friendly fire incident
Three Israeli soldiers have died in a 'friendly fire' incident in Gaza after their position was hit by a shell from one of their own tanks. In heavy fighting around Gaza City overnight, Hamas claimed to have killed a further 10 Israeli soldiers, but the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) refute… [continued]
Neil Clark: European guilt over the Jews recedes
In pictures: Israel sends ground troops in to Gaza
Death toll rise as Israel goes in hard
Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said that Operation Cast Lead - the invasion of the Gaza Strip - has "hit Hamas hard" but told MPs on Monday that Israel still had not reached its objectives. He insists his forces have invaded in an attempt to bring… [continued]
In pictures: Israel invades Gaza
Cockburn: where will Obama’s sympathies lie?
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